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BMO Women in Leadership Fund Series A

North American Equity

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NAVPS
(10-09-2024)
$18.74
Change
$0.19 (1.04%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at August 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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BMO Women in Leadership Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 28, 2016): 9.41%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.10% 6.36% 8.40% 16.62% 27.61% 18.22% 6.24% 9.50% 9.51% 9.00% 9.26% 8.87% - -
Benchmark 2.69% 7.49% 10.06% 21.00% 31.53% 22.84% 12.03% 15.31% 13.78% 12.61% 12.79% 12.57% 12.74% 11.88%
Category Average 1.78% 6.15% 6.15% 16.11% 27.31% 19.93% 7.16% 11.50% 11.06% 9.28% 9.77% 9.56% 9.20% 8.76%
Category Rank 52 / 180 56 / 175 38 / 175 79 / 175 77 / 175 100 / 169 91 / 141 94 / 133 64 / 109 46 / 84 47 / 76 49 / 75 - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -2.45% 8.80% 3.09% 2.76% 3.30% 1.36% -2.84% 3.32% 1.53% 3.78% 0.37% 2.10%
Benchmark -1.39% 7.17% 2.86% 1.77% 4.26% 3.60% -2.26% 3.45% 1.28% 4.00% 0.64% 2.69%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.71% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.67% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - 5.18% -4.70% 20.70% 12.75% 20.43% -18.05% 17.94%
Benchmark 17.31% 5.50% 14.85% 11.54% -2.58% 24.09% 10.91% 26.72% -9.17% 17.51%
Category Average 14.45% 6.38% 4.55% 10.59% -6.12% 20.45% 16.55% 18.87% -14.77% 16.96%
Quartile Ranking - - - 4 3 3 2 3 3 2
Category Rank - - - 64/ 76 42/ 78 46/ 90 53/ 116 76/ 136 106/ 142 63/ 169

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.70% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.05% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 49.98
US Equity 44.81
Income Trust Units 3.66
Cash and Equivalents 1.55

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.91
Technology 21.46
Industrial Services 11.65
Consumer Services 10.50
Healthcare 8.12
Other 21.36

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.01
Latin America 1.98
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 6.27
Royal Bank of Canada 5.33
Waste Connections Inc 3.92
WSP Global Inc 3.41
Visa Inc Cl A 3.39
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.31
Intuitive Surgical Inc 3.30
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.29
Constellation Software Inc 3.28
Amazon.com Inc 3.26

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Women in Leadership Fund Series A

Median

Other - North American Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.07% 14.04% -
Beta 0.95% 0.94% -
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.91% -
Sharpe 0.27% 0.56% -
Sortino 0.44% 0.76% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 99.96% 99.76% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.50% 13.07% 14.04% -
Beta 1.12% 0.95% 0.94% -
Alpha -0.06% -0.05% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.90% 0.91% -
Sharpe 1.94% 0.27% 0.56% -
Sortino 5.39% 0.44% 0.76% -
Treynor 0.18% 0.04% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 99.97% 99.96% 99.76% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date April 28, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $168

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70757
BMO757

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing primarily in issuers that promote a gender diverse leadership environment.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objectives: invests in equity securities of issuers based on, but not limited to, the following gender criteria: - representation of women on the board of directors - female Chief Executive Officer (CEO), female Named Executive Officer - other criteria that advance gender equity including addressing barriers to advancement and gender pay gap.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Jennifer So 04-23-2024
Valentin Padure 05-24-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor BMO Asset Management Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar BMO Investments Inc.
Distributor BMO Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.45%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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